My name is Jessica Leary. I am an undergraduate student at Capital University. My area of study is Early Childhood Education and Intervention Specialist. I also attended Beechwood Elementary as a child. I am contacting you in regards of a strong interest in observing a classroom in the future. I would like to get a better understanding and feel for this career. I am of knowledge that you are the school Secretary for Beechwood Elementary and I felt you were the best contact source to find more information on my interest of observance. Please feel free to contact me in the future.
Sincerely,Jessica Leary
Jessica LearyCapital University- Sophomore(614)-323-4179jleary@capital.edu Bronfenbrenner's Ecological System Theory
To my school, community, peers, students, and myself, I promise:
1. To teach with all of my heart and passionately each and every day.
2. To set good examples to all around me.
3. To always continues the growth of my learning.
4. Be such an outstanding and influential teacher, students trust and remember me for many years to come.
5. Start a new organization/club/extra curricular within my school
6. Teach students they are all capable of increasing their knowledge as far as they want.
7. Have exciting and engaging classes with my students. I would love for them to look forward to coming back to class and learning more.
8. Help and encourage parents to engage in their students learning and growth.
9. Offer a wide variety of activities and assignments to work my student's brains.
10. Encourage learning outside of the classroom. Classroom Management
Mission Statement: To create a fun, safe, and comfortable learning environment for all learners.
I will cater to each individual and how each student is unique and learns in their own way. I will create many methods of learning so learning is easier for all students. I will leave no child behind in learning.
Rules will be enforced with consequences for all students.
I will use positive and negative reinforcement in the classroom.
Many forms of assessments will be distributed at both scheduled and random times.
Allow student -lead discussions within the class.
Place rules around the classroom and practice what each rule means daily.
As a student interested in teaching the primary grades within an elementary school I will need to observe and practice methods of classroom management that work best when teaching younger grades. Specifically first or third grades because those are the two grades I have an interest in teaching. I am taking courses here at Capital where I am learning about research findings on how to teach classrooms pertaining to certain grade levels. When I finish the course I think I will have a better understanding of ways in which I should manage my classroom. For now, the above list is a start to my classroom management plan.
Readings in History or Education pt. 1 Old Greek Education
For each text, what does the author believe education is or should be? In other words, what is the best form of education according to this person?
The author of this text was referring to education as an opportunity for citizens who have male children around the age of 8. Spartan history declared only male children around age 8 were allowed to be educated. The education was not within a classroom but was military training. Not all male children of age 8 were forced to take part in "education" it was up to the child's parents to decide whether their son join the military and be educated. The author believed the best form of education was preliminary military and political training. Education was essential of the children of the ruling class. Training on religious observances and duties of a citizen of state, would prepare the state for dense against enemies. The education system in ancient Greece started off by examining new born children and declaring whether or not the child was in deed a promising child or not. If no the child were to die in the mountains. Growing up, boys were given physical training and instruction. It consisted of much war training because they believed in an education of safety.
Education During Early Middle Ages
For each text, what does the author believe education is or should be? In other words, what is the best form of education according to this person?
The author of this text was referring to education as the churches having complete control of. There was a very low standard of learning during this time period. In the middle ages there was a very low intellectual rate among citizens. The youth were received at an early age to prepare for a monastic life. Around this era, rose the Monestary school system which consisted of copying manuscripts, and preservation of books. Monestaries were the leading teaching institutions. Only those who wished this of their children would give their children to the Monestaries. This author strictly believed the best form of education was a religious based learning style.
The Period Of Home Education
For each text, what does the author believe education is or should be? In other words, what is the best form of education according to this person.
The author of this text was referring to education as a need of primary schools; meaning there were no schools. Education came from home, camps, or in the field. The education was also very simple. Certain virtues taught in the primary school consisted of modesty, firmness, prudence, piety, courage, seriousness, and regard for duty. Homes were centers for religious life and civic virtue of authority. The father in the house was the priest who also had power of the wife and children of life and death. The wife trained the children that marriage was a sacred thing. The wife occupied a respected position in society and was known as mistress of the house. The fathers trained their sons the the practical duties of a man while the mothers trained the daughters to become a good housekeeper, wife, and mother. This author firmly believed education was a trait learned from parents and about roles in society.
Pre-Eighteenth Century Educational Theories
For each text, what does the author believe education is or should be? In other words, what is the best form of education according to this person?
The author of this text was referring that education was made for the ruling class. Meaning the education was supposed to be practiced and granted to the youth of the state. Education was considered a necessity to make life worth living and to keep the state free from danger. Training was embodied in the private-adventure school system. Quinitlian worked out a statement to educate youth for a public career. The author believed that educating the youth to prepare them for their own future was the best form of education.
The Reformation and American Education
For each text, what does the author believe education is or should be? In other words, what is the best form of education according to this person.
The author of this text was referring to education most valuable from the Puritans. Schools began in New England. Much belief on education as a priority to engage their attention after building their homes and setting up the civil government. Puritans employed to teach children to read the bible and participate in both the family and congregational worship. Elementary schools were provided to establish rudimentary instruction. The town established grammar schools. Later Harvard was founded by the general court. The author strongly believed in education similar to how education is today.
2. What do your five texts have in common? Where do they differ?
From the five texts I read, each text related in a way that each century believed in some form of education. These five texts differed from each other because each century believed in their own form of education. Some of the texts I read, for example, Education during the middle ages, strongly believed in the form of education to be religious based. Other texts like Old Greek Education and Pre- Eighteenth Century Educational Theories, believed education was military training to defend ones home land. Each century believed in different methods of education and that is how education differs among these centuries.
Readings from the African-American struggle for education pt.2 Learning to read and write by Frederick Douglass
How does this reading connect to other readings that we turned into a timeline?
In the reading by Frederick Douglass, he tells his story of his experience of learning to read and write. He states that his mistress explained, "education and slavery were incompatible with each other". Frederick's story discusses how teaching slaves is an unpardonable offense in the Christian Country. With Frederick learning the alphabet and how to read, he read many books that bettered his understanding of being enslaved. It caused resentment to his enslavers. The author felt that learning was more a curse than a blessing. This piece of writing relates to previous readings we have discussed in class because they relate to the religion bases of education. Only in this class, according to the religion,slaves are not allowed to be educated. Education is supposed to only be for people who were not slaves. Anyone caught teaching slaves were to be punished. Other readings we have reviewed referred to education being only for people of certain classes or rankings.
Critical Pedagogy Readings pt.3 My Pedagogic Creed by John Dewey
How does this reading connect to other readings that we turned into a timeline?
In this reading by John Dewey, he explains that education is something that forms unconsciously almost at birth. Only true education comes through the stimulation of a child's powers. The author believed the future of that child's education rest on the power's of that child and what is done to further them. The author also believes that education relates to psychological and social factors that influence educational results. This article states that school is a social institution and that schooling should gradually grow out of the home life and involve activities the child is familiar with at home. This piece of writing relates to previous readings we have discussed in class because it explains education as something that should be developed at home; which corresponds with a previous reading I studied within this course. During the time period of the reading I studied, education was learned at home, from parents, and involved everyday things the learner was adjusted to. This piece of writing related to previous readings because it demonstrates reading as a must but had different beliefs on what education should be informing of.
My Philosophy of Education How do these readings connect to the other readings you did that we turned into a timeline?
These readings connect to other reading that we did that were turned into a timeline because it shows how much education has changed over time. It shows how views of education and meanings of what education should be had grown to what it is today. These readings are all similar in ways that education has always been about learning but differ on the topics of what people were learning.
Five Topics in Education That Interest Me
Professional Email
Dear Ruth Stahl,
My name is Jessica Leary. I am an undergraduate student at Capital University. My area of study is Early Childhood Education and Intervention Specialist. I also attended Beechwood Elementary as a child. I am contacting you in regards of a strong interest in observing a classroom in the future. I would like to get a better understanding and feel for this career. I am of knowledge that you are the school Secretary for Beechwood Elementary and I felt you were the best contact source to find more information on my interest of observance. Please feel free to contact me in the future.
Sincerely,Jessica Leary
Jessica LearyCapital University- Sophomore(614)-323-4179jleary@capital.edu
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological System Theory
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Hippocratic Oath
To my school, community, peers, students, and myself, I promise:
1. To teach with all of my heart and passionately each and every day.
2. To set good examples to all around me.
3. To always continues the growth of my learning.
4. Be such an outstanding and influential teacher, students trust and remember me for many years to come.
5. Start a new organization/club/extra curricular within my school
6. Teach students they are all capable of increasing their knowledge as far as they want.
7. Have exciting and engaging classes with my students. I would love for them to look forward to coming back to class and learning more.
8. Help and encourage parents to engage in their students learning and growth.
9. Offer a wide variety of activities and assignments to work my student's brains.
10. Encourage learning outside of the classroom.
Classroom Management
As a student interested in teaching the primary grades within an elementary school I will need to observe and practice methods of classroom management that work best when teaching younger grades. Specifically first or third grades because those are the two grades I have an interest in teaching. I am taking courses here at Capital where I am learning about research findings on how to teach classrooms pertaining to certain grade levels. When I finish the course I think I will have a better understanding of ways in which I should manage my classroom. For now, the above list is a start to my classroom management plan.
Readings in History or Education pt. 1
Old Greek Education
- The author of this text was referring to education as an opportunity for citizens who have male children around the age of 8. Spartan history declared only male children around age 8 were allowed to be educated. The education was not within a classroom but was military training. Not all male children of age 8 were forced to take part in "education" it was up to the child's parents to decide whether their son join the military and be educated. The author believed the best form of education was preliminary military and political training. Education was essential of the children of the ruling class. Training on religious observances and duties of a citizen of state, would prepare the state for dense against enemies. The education system in ancient Greece started off by examining new born children and declaring whether or not the child was in deed a promising child or not. If no the child were to die in the mountains. Growing up, boys were given physical training and instruction. It consisted of much war training because they believed in an education of safety.
Education During Early Middle Ages- The author of this text was referring to education as the churches having complete control of. There was a very low standard of learning during this time period. In the middle ages there was a very low intellectual rate among citizens. The youth were received at an early age to prepare for a monastic life. Around this era, rose the Monestary school system which consisted of copying manuscripts, and preservation of books. Monestaries were the leading teaching institutions. Only those who wished this of their children would give their children to the Monestaries. This author strictly believed the best form of education was a religious based learning style.
The Period Of Home Education- The author of this text was referring to education as a need of primary schools; meaning there were no schools. Education came from home, camps, or in the field. The education was also very simple. Certain virtues taught in the primary school consisted of modesty, firmness, prudence, piety, courage, seriousness, and regard for duty. Homes were centers for religious life and civic virtue of authority. The father in the house was the priest who also had power of the wife and children of life and death. The wife trained the children that marriage was a sacred thing. The wife occupied a respected position in society and was known as mistress of the house. The fathers trained their sons the the practical duties of a man while the mothers trained the daughters to become a good housekeeper, wife, and mother. This author firmly believed education was a trait learned from parents and about roles in society.
Pre-Eighteenth Century Educational Theories- The author of this text was referring that education was made for the ruling class. Meaning the education was supposed to be practiced and granted to the youth of the state. Education was considered a necessity to make life worth living and to keep the state free from danger. Training was embodied in the private-adventure school system. Quinitlian worked out a statement to educate youth for a public career. The author believed that educating the youth to prepare them for their own future was the best form of education.
The Reformation and American Education2. What do your five texts have in common? Where do they differ?
Readings from the African-American struggle for education pt.2
Learning to read and write by Frederick Douglass
Critical Pedagogy Readings pt.3
My Pedagogic Creed by John Dewey
My Philosophy of Education
How do these readings connect to the other readings you did that we turned into a timeline?